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Casts and Cats
May. 7th, 2009 06:27 pmI had my final cast removed yesterday, and am sporting a highly fashionable black Velcro splint. All I have to do is refrain from breaking my pins until Monday.
( Surgery details )
In other cat news, I took Greebo in for his checkup on Tuesday. While I had Tom there, I realized that I might as well get Greebo his (overdue) shots and have him looked at. Greebo is nine years old, so I wasn't surprised that he needed his teeth cleaned. Apparently they have a nifty anesthetic that the cats can breathe that doesn't stay in their systems, so they can put older cats under for non-critical procedures like teeth cleaning. This was something we were never able to do with Sylvester. As seems to happen, he didn't need his teeth cleaned until he was too old to have his teeth cleaned. But Greebo is going to have his done in three weeks.
I also found out why, despite the fact that he was obviously huge, my other vet never mentioned Greebo's weight.
( Pictures of my big-boned cat )
( Surgery details )
In other cat news, I took Greebo in for his checkup on Tuesday. While I had Tom there, I realized that I might as well get Greebo his (overdue) shots and have him looked at. Greebo is nine years old, so I wasn't surprised that he needed his teeth cleaned. Apparently they have a nifty anesthetic that the cats can breathe that doesn't stay in their systems, so they can put older cats under for non-critical procedures like teeth cleaning. This was something we were never able to do with Sylvester. As seems to happen, he didn't need his teeth cleaned until he was too old to have his teeth cleaned. But Greebo is going to have his done in three weeks.
I also found out why, despite the fact that he was obviously huge, my other vet never mentioned Greebo's weight.
( Pictures of my big-boned cat )
Boo's Sparkly Socks
Jul. 12th, 2007 07:22 pm
Pattern: Boo's Sparkly Socks.
Yarn: 1 100g/425m skein South West Trading Company Tofutsies (50% superwash wool/25% Soysilk fibers/22.5% cotton/2.5% chitin) in #730 (Light Foot). 1 87yd skein Lana Gatto Crystal (63% viscose/20% Nylon/17% Polyester) in #4112 (Pinks)
Needles: 2.5mm (US 1)
Gauge: 9 sts = 1"
Notes: Flush with the success of the Fixation socks, I decided to make Boo a pair of pink socks. I showed her the pink yarn I'd bought, and she asked if it was "sparkly." I said I'd see what I could do. The next day, I went back to where I'd bought the Tofutsies, and found a matching pink eyelash yarn that certainly qualified as "sparkly." (And it was on sale.) So, I cast on more stitches than I needed, added the sparkly yarn, and ribbed the cuff in sparklies. After the cuff ribbing, I reduced the stitches to a more normal circumference and just knitted a basic sock. If I had it all to do again I might not double the yarn, and I almost certainly won't rib the eyelash parts, but the effect of the cuff was exactly as I'd hoped: big and floppy and foldable down to a nice anklet, but also capable of staying up.
( More Pictures )
( More Pattern Details )
Baby Pictures Ahoy!
May. 26th, 2004 09:28 pmI have to go finish packing for MediaWest (Whee!), but in celebration of a) getting months-old rolls of film developed and b) prising my doorless CD-ROM drive open so I could copy said pictures onto my drive, I wanted to toss up a couple of Boo pictures before leaving in the morning.
Dial-Up warning: About 300+K worth of piccys behind the cut tag. For some reason even the preview files turned out ginormous.
( Boo and Her Bestest Pal. Er. )
( Bonding in the Command Turret )
( SLYTHERIN! )
Dial-Up warning: About 300+K worth of piccys behind the cut tag. For some reason even the preview files turned out ginormous.
( Boo and Her Bestest Pal. Er. )
( Bonding in the Command Turret )
( SLYTHERIN! )
